Two days after Turkey cancelled Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to the earthquake-hit country, saying they were “busy in the earthquake rescue and relief operations”, it gave the go-ahead to Qatar’s Emir to visit along with a high-level delegation. However, according to a source in the Pakistan Foreign Office, Sharif cancelled his visit on Turkish officials’ request as Ankara …
Qatar summoned the German ambassador on Friday over remarks by Germany's interior minister, who appeared to criticise the decision to award the World Cup to the Gulf Arab nation because of its human rights record. In comments carried by German broadcaster ARD on Thursday, Faeser said that the German government is convinced that the awarding of major sports events should …
One year out from the big kick-off and Qatar is already looking to extract every ounce of glamour from the World Cup on which it has lavished an estimated £5.3billion. Picture of people who work on the streets near one of the stadiums for the 2022 World Cup Immigrant workers have been told to leave Qatar by August before the …
Amnesty International has launched a blistering attack on Qatar for failing on its promises to tackle widespread migrant worker exploitation ahead of the 2022 World Cup. “Despite the significant promises of reform which Qatar has made ahead of the 2022 World Cup, it remains a playground for unscrupulous employers,” concludes Stephen Cockburn, Amnesty’s deputy director of global issues. The international …
